Wheat Ridge, Colorado Aspen Systems, Inc., a world leader in the custom design, manufacture and service of a wide array of Linux(R)-based high-performance computing solutions, announced today the release of version 2.0 for their turnkey, browser-based software management system, Aspen Beowulf Cluster (ABC) Management Software. ABC 2.0 is built on the foundation of the currently successful ABC 1.2. Aspen Systems has expanded ABC 2.0 to include the following capabilities: • Supports AMD Opteron(TM) processors • SSL enabled access • Shadow copy/restore capabilities • Diskless node configuration, administration and management • Expanded plugins • New splash screen • Support for heterogeneous cluster nodes • Expanded e-mail notification for downed nodes and system traps • Multiple temperature scale support • Expanded node self-reporting statistics such as: - CPU speed - Processor model - Motherboard type - Available memory • Node monitoring reports individual CPU loads in addition to an aggregated CPU load • Expanded package management functionality • Poller enhancements • SNMP trap rendering sort and database purge capabilities • Simplified installation “The extensive capabilities of ABC 2.0 support the goals of Aspen Systems’ target audience of scientists, engineers and researchers within government, education and industry.” Stated Steve Spring, CEO of Aspen Systems. “The target audience’s time and resources are extremely valuable and any time, money or effort not spent in direct support of their mission has negative impacts and consequences. Therefore, Aspen Systems provides a powerful management tool that is critical to the operation of a Beowulf cluster in order to accelerate research, discovery and problem solving.”